EP12 | The Evil Dead

EP12 | The Evil DeadThe Remake Mistake

In this episode of The Remake Mistake, Mike and Eric ask you to “join us” with 1981’s The Evil Dead and its 2013 remake. They discuss the benefits of practical effects, the right tone of an Evil Dead movie, getting hopped up on goofballs, and the siren call of a bookcase. Eric declares his undying love, while Mike gets washed away in a river of CGI. All this and more while answering the question “was this remake a mistake?”

Much to my surprise, yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of 2013’s Evil Dead remake. To celebrate the occasion, director Fede Alvarez took to Twitter to share a handful of previously unreleased photos from the making of a film that ⤇